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In this example, the innuendo is that A was referring to a furniture component (say, a bolt too large to fit into the hole that was drilled in the factory), but the phrase might also refer to a human penis. While popular for a while, the phrase is considered puerile and cliché nowadays, so it isn't often used except in mockery. | In this example, the innuendo is that A was referring to a furniture component (say, a bolt too large to fit into the hole that was drilled in the factory), but the phrase might also refer to a human penis. While popular for a while, the phrase is considered puerile and cliché nowadays, so it isn't often used except in mockery. | ||
| − | In this case, no sexual innuendo is intended; instead, the phrase is used to maximize the ambiguity of the statement. {{w|Ambiguity}} is when a statement could mean more than one thing. In English, it is | + | In this case, no sexual innuendo is intended; instead, the phrase is used to maximize the ambiguity of the statement. {{w|Ambiguity}} is when a statement could mean more than one thing. In English, it is usually created as a result of pronouns like "he" and "they," which might potentially refer to many different things in context. Here, "that's what ''she'' said!" could mean several things, because "that" and "she" could refer to multiple parts of the sentence: |
*Some woman said the entire statement. | *Some woman said the entire statement. | ||
